Welfare States and the Health Impact of Social Capital: Focusing on the Crowding-Out and Crowding-In Perspectives

Akaeda, Naoki

doi:10.1007/s11205-021-02679-7

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“…It is found that the restraining effect of the income gap formation is on households with a low social capital. This conclusion is consistent with that of Karhina et al and Akaeda [55,56]. The possible reason is that the income gap between residents will erode social capital to a certain extent.…”

Section: Discussion On the Impact Of Income Gap On Healthsupporting

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Study on the Impact of Income Gap on Health Level of Rural Residents in China

Guo

Yang

Pan

et al. 2022

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With the rapid development of the social economy, health has increasingly become the focus of attention. Therefore, based on the balanced panel data of the China Household Tracking Survey (CFPS) from 2010 to 2018, the Probit model was used to investigate the impact of the income gap in rural areas on residents’ health level, and the relevant influencing mechanism was discussed in this paper. Results: (1) The income gap has a significant negative effect on the health level of rural residents, and the expansion of the income gap will have a more significant impact on the health level of rural residents. (2) The income gap will restrain the health level of rural residents by affecting the family income level and mobility constraints. (3) The restraining effect of the income gap on health formation mainly affects the families of young rural residents, rural male residents, residents with no rental income, and residents with low social capital. This paper analyzes and discusses, from the perspective of income gap, the impact of the income gap on the health status of rural residents in China. Based on the above conclusions, this paper puts forward some feasible suggestions to improve the health level of rural residents.

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Section: Discussion On the Impact Of Income Gap On Healthsupporting

confidence: 92%

Study on the Impact of Income Gap on Health Level of Rural Residents in China

Guo

Yang

Pan

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“…High volunteering rates may indicate a stronger social norm of and recognition for voluntary participation, whereas low rates may make volunteers more needed and their activities more rewarding [22]. Furthermore, "crowding out" the third sector through high social spending may make volunteers feel less needed; alternatively, more voluntary participation of more diverse social groups, which is fostered by high social spending, may lead to more beneficial outcomes of participation [20]. Empirical findings on the roles of these country-level variables in the link between volunteering and SWB or self-rated health remain inconclusive [20,22,23,25,26].…”

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“…As this research yielded inconsistent findings across countries (e.g., Germany vs. the UK), our fourth and final question was, where are more benefits experienced, and why? Prior research has already addressed factors such as country-level volunteering rate, rate of social spending, and level of democracy as potential sources of variation in the link between volunteering or political activism and well-being, but findings remain inconclusive [20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]. In the present article, we formulate and test specific expectations about which country-level variables moderate the associations between which activities (i.e., nonpolitical volunteering vs. political participation) with which outcomes (i.e., dimensions of eudaimonic and social-well-being) and in which age groups.…”

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Volunteering and political participation are differentially associated with eudaimonic and social well-being across age groups and European countries

Pavlova

Lühr

2023

PLoS ONE

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Voluntary participation is thought to promote the well-being of engaged individuals, especially in old age, but prior evidence on this link is mixed. In the present studies, we used the cross-sectional data from Round 6 (2012) of the European Social Survey (ESS) to investigate the variation in the associations between voluntary participation and eudaimonic (e.g., sense of direction) and social (e.g., perceived social support) well-being across types of participation (nonpolitical volunteering vs. political participation), age groups, and European countries. Study 1 addressed individual-level associations and age differences therein (preregistered at https://osf.io/2p9sz and https://osf.io/6twqe). Two-level multiple regression with an extensive set of control variables showed that at the within-country level, the associations between voluntary participation and well-being indicators were small on average. Nonpolitical volunteering had significantly more positive effects than did political participation, whereas few significant age differences emerged. Study 2 focused on the country-level variables that might explain the substantial cross-national variation in the main effects of voluntary participation (preregistered at https://osf.io/mq3dx). Only GDP per capita was a significant moderator at the country level: The associations of nonpolitical volunteering with eudaimonic well-being were more positive in the European countries with lower GDP. Other country-level variables (Gini coefficient, social welfare spending, and democracy indices) yielded no consistent moderation effects. Study 3 considered potential country-level explanations for the substantial cross-national variation in whether younger or older adults appeared to benefit more (preregistered at https://osf.io/7ks45). None of the country-level variables considered (effective retirement age in men, life expectancy at 65, average age of members of the national parliament and cabinet, and youth unemployment rate) could account for this variation. We conclude that, given the large cross-national variation in the effects of voluntary participation on well-being and in age differences therein, more attention to national specifics is warranted.

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“…The former refers to the participation of farmers in social networks, while cognitive social capital primarily refers to mutual trust, reciprocity and mutual assistance among farmers (Krishna & Uphoff, 1999). Some researchers have regarded social capital as a significant positive health factor in various countries (Akaeda, 2021; Ehsan et al, 2019; Fiorillo et al, 2020; Jen et al, 2010; Kawachi et al, 1999; Lin et al, 2019; Veenstra, 2000).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Subjective wellbeing is considered a dimension of mental health (Jans‐Beken et al, 2018; Keyes, 2005; Westerhof & Keyes, 2010). Literature suggests that farmers’ mental health is affected by household income (Duong & Bradshaw, 2016; Qin et al, 2021; Shields‐Zeeman et al, 2021) and social capital (Akaeda, 2021; Fiorillo et al, 2020; Lin et al, 2019), as well as the farming (agricultural) work environment, including financial instability, isolation and chemical exposure (Fraser et al, 2005; Judd et al, 2006). In addition, supplemental off‐farm employment is also associated with higher levels of mental distress (Logstein, 2016).…”

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Regional agricultural cooperatives and subjective wellbeing of rural households in China

2022

Regional Science Policy & Practice

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This study conducted an empirical analysis of survey data collected from 466 rural households from Shandong Province, China, to determine how the subjective wellbeing of rural households is related to their membership in agricultural cooperatives, and the mediating effects of income and social capital. The results revealed that cooperative membership improved rural households’ subjective wellbeing. Furthermore, income and social capital both served as partial mediators between cooperative membership and subjective well‐being. Therefore, to improve subjective wellbeing, the role of cooperatives in expanding rural public space should be brought into full play. Moreover, multiple regional development models of cooperatives should be encouraged to increase household income and promote rural regional economic growth.

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Welfare States and the Health Impact of Social Capital: Focusing on the Crowding-Out and Crowding-In Perspectives

Cited by 7 publications

References 79 publications

Study on the Impact of Income Gap on Health Level of Rural Residents in China

Study on the Impact of Income Gap on Health Level of Rural Residents in China

Volunteering and political participation are differentially associated with eudaimonic and social well-being across age groups and European countries

Regional agricultural cooperatives and subjective wellbeing of rural households in China

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